so convivial between the pair. to be honest, you can overstate how convivial they were in the first place, there were some serious disagreements at that private dinner, but as you said, we are now in a big row, a big political and constitutional row so where do we go from here? there is a suggestion from here? there is a suggestion from the secretary of state for scotland, alisterjack, that perhaps the scottish parliament could consider redrafting this legislation although some people within the uk government accept that doing so would actually get the provisions of the bill and the intent of the bill thatis the bill and the intent of the bill that is a nonstarter gut the provisions. we might see the scottish government or at least it lawyers marching up the royal mile to the court of session and mounting a legal challenge and i think the sense here is that is very likely although there is not unanimity within the snp that they would necessarily win that challenge despite the compet
some speculation she might get a slightly betterjob, ben, but she stayed as leader of the commons. i can tell you, people often ask why we ask questions of ministers when they don t always answer, but nadhim zahawi, the new conservative chairman left about five minutes ago, we asked him how united the party was, he said very, very united. alisterjack, the scottish secretary, said he thought that mr sunak is very good for the union. the challenge, then, that rishi sunak now has is twofold. firstly, he has to explain more about what his agenda for government is, we have seen those statements, like the one we saw yesterday in downing street, where he can give a broad brush, but he is going to face that scrutiny at prime minister s questions today, which he has not had for the last few weeks, because he has not done any interview since the last leadership campaign. ok, it wasn t that long ago, but things
and a big day for dunfermline? hi, yes. as you and a big day for dunfermline? h , yes, as you say annita, a big day. dunfermline is getting ready for the visit, that first a special visit, so very significant. the band behind me are warming up in anticipation for the arrival. the crowds have been gathering below, some people have been here for several hours now, even when it was dark people were starting together. they are here and all the way up to the cobbles to the city chambers, just hoping to get a glimpse of the new king and the queen consort. they will first of all go to the city chambers, they will be met by alisterjack, the secretary of state for scotland, and also scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon. and what is going to happen up there, very specialfor what is going to happen up there, very special for dunfermline, dunfermline will formally be made a city. they put the bid in about a
what we are seeing being signed here, this is about the 0ath to the church of scotland. here, this is about the oath to the church of scotland. church of scotland. yes, this is preserving church of scotland. yes, this is preserving the church of scotland. yes, this is preserving the settlement - church of scotland. yes, this is preserving the settlement of. church of scotland. yes, this is. preserving the settlement of the church of scotland, it underlines the difference in the role of the monarch in the church of scotland and the church of england. the church of england, that will come separately. we heard that in relation to this section of the proceedings, there was no reference to the church of england. this is all about scotland. scotland is where, for the next few days in fact, a lot of the attention, our attention, will focus as the queen, the late queen, is brought to holyrood house and then to st giles cathedral in edinburgh and this presages a very scottish dimension. t
perhaps she was reflecting what will be a common, not universal, view in scotland. but she did also say that she thought it would be an untenable proposition, the words she used, for borisjohnson to continue as caretaker prime minister for any extended period because that would mean what she called the complete farce of the last couple of days might continue. what was interesting is douglas ross, the leader of the conservatives in scotland, to some extent, echoed that, he thought borisjohnson should not extent, echoed that, he thought boris johnson should not stay extent, echoed that, he thought borisjohnson should not stay over an extended period, that some other figure should be put in place. but when you come to alisterjack, the scottish secretary, the representative of the uk cabinet in scotland, he was fiercely loyal to borisjohnson, unlike the secretaries of state in northern ireland and wales, sticking with him right until the end, describing him